Mathieu Lacombe

• Quebec governing party continues to make election promises before start of campaign

  Families minister said if the Coalition Avenir Québec is re-elected, the party would spend $1.4B over five years to convert all unsubsidized daycare spots into subsidized spaces.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
  
• Quebec government adds 14,000 new subsidized daycare spots

  Quebec has created 14,000 new subsidized daycare spots across the province — 600 of them are in Montreal. It's on target to create the 37,000 spots promised by 2025.

  Politics

  Feb 6, 2022
  
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• Quebec to raise pay of daycare workers despite ongoing contract talks

  Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe and Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel made the announcement Thursday, as unionized daycare workers continued their strike.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2021
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• CAQ talks pandemic, daycare crisis in pre-session caucus in Quebec City

  Premier François Legault boasted in his opening remarks that all his MNAs are fully vaccinated.

  Politics

  Sep 8, 2021
• Quebec public daycare registry hit by cyberattack, 5,000 personal files compromised

  Someone created an administrator profile to access the data and downloaded the files of 5,000 parents, including that of Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe.

  Crime

  May 11, 2021
• Parents, early childhood educators demonstrate against Quebec’s childcare shortage

  Early childhood educators and parents are calling for an end to daycare shortages. Demonstrations were held across Quebec to send a message to the government.

  Canada

  May 9, 2021
• Masks distributed to Quebec daycares since May are faulty, says families minister

  The government issued a notice Tuesday calling on daycares to stop using the MC9501 masks because they have a filtration problem and don't work 100 per cent of the time.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2020
• Quebec to convert 3,500 private daycare spots into subsidized ones by 2022

  Funds will be granted to daycares in areas where there is a lack of subsidized spots, including Pierrefonds, Côte-des-Neiges and Saint-Leonard in Montreal.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2020
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• Mediation begins on day two of Quebec’s daycare worker strike

  A mediator was assigned the case and began meeting with both parties on Tuesday with the goal of reaching an agreement.

  News

  Sep 22, 2020
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• Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume

  Home daycare workers in Quebec want better wages, among other demands.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2020